What color is #C59A92?

#C59A92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59A92?

The RGB value is 197, 154, 146: 197 red, 154 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59A92?

The complementary color is #92BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59A92 color

#C59A92 rgb(197, 154, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #C59A92 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 60.4% green and 57.3% blue (197, 154, 146).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#C59A92 color codes

HEX	`#C59A92`
RGB	`rgb(197, 154, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 60.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, 14.83, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 18.08, 34.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.77, 37.059, 32.247)`
Decimal	`12950162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59A92, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C59A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C59A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59a92; }
.text { color: #c59a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 154 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59a92, #c5b392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C59A92?: #C59A92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59A92?: The RGB value is 197, 154, 146: 197 red, 154 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59A92?: The complementary color is #92BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.